Happy

To be a hundred percent honest, I usually don't like Pharrell William's songs, but just the vibe of this song is awesome. The only thing I don't like about this song is that Let It Go beat it for "Best song in a movie" or something like that in the Grammies (You can notice I don't watch those things)! This is based off the Uke Hunt tab with a few minor changes. Also, if you haven't seen the WOTE version, it's below. Watch it now 'cause it's just awesome. Enjoy!

The Pharrell Williams version

The WOTE version

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Be A King

My friend introduced me to this song and I instantly loved it! One of the many things I love about this song is that it talkls about E-Dubble's view on the world. Hope you like this song as much as I did. Enjoy!

Sources: http://chordify.net/chords/e-dubble-be-a-king-edubhiphop, http://www.vagalume.com.br/e-dubble/be-a-king.html

  

Intro: Am, C, F, C x2

     Am

My momma told me

C                     F                                  C

One day I'ma grow up big and I'ma be a king

             Am

And my poppa told me

C      F

It's O.K. to sing when s*** hurts

         C

Don't forget your dreams

                  Am                              C

'Cuz they'll get you through this

                F                                     C

So called life, they call living but I call it strange

         Am                C

And I bet I'll do it

             F

'Cuz I'm on my way and strong enough

                C

That I can shake the pain

Am C

Mr. sunshine, Mr. rainstorm,

F C

Meet me in the conference room we need to brainstorm

Am C

Need some middle ground, need an even keel

F C

But you're at war picking sides give me fever chills

Am C

I'll take 'em both like my flu shot broke

F C

I need the give and take to keep me out of that moat

Am C

My head above water thoughts to those lost this week

F C

All these tragedies stay on repeat

Am     C

Like we can't shake s***, I can't speak on it

F C

Fist to the sky but I can't beat on it

Am C

Drink in my cup so I'm gonna sip on it

F C

Cam Newton's probably pissed, he can't stiff arm em'

Am   C

All these levels of these relative problems

 F C

And benevolence is elegance for those who can solve them

Am C

I'm feeling pretty low like I’m stuck at the bottom

F C

But I know I'll rebound like the bulls with Rodman

Am C

I am, just exactly what I will be

 F C

Just a guy who can rhyme 'n chop ill beats

Am C

One day I'll recover from what ails me

F C

Till then I'm on that f*** what the sales be

     Am

My momma told me

C                     F                                  C

One day I'ma grow up big and I'ma be a king

             Am

And my poppa told me

C      F

It's O.K. to sing when s*** hurts

         C

Don't forget your dreams

                  Am                              C

'Cuz they'll get you through this

                F                                     C

So called life, they call living but I call it strange

         Am                C

And I bet I'll do it

             F

'Cuz I'm on my way and strong enough

                C

That I can shake the pain

F

They talk about death, we're tryna live life

While they're signal says left but they really going right

But who cares they got nothing to improve upon

Meanwhile we past them, fast lane, rubicon

Am           C

So let the s***storm rang in

F   C

They try to dap us up, but we just leave em' hanging

Am C

Yeah, so let em' catch up with the language

F   C

They can talk s*** but you know that we can manage

Am C

They say they tired of the metaphors

  F C

They are only pissed that they never really ready for em'

Am C

So go ahead and get ready for em'

F C

Pop another bottle 'cuz you gonna' need a steady arm

Am C

It's like we're living in the tron game

F C

Lines are all blurred 'cuz we're sippin' on the Bombay

Am C

John Stock verses Lebron James

  F C

No competition when you factor in the time change

Am C

Babe Ruth sucks, f*** what the books say

F C

I could strike him out with 3 pitches in an arm sling

Am C

Yeah, and we can do anything

F C

Momma said it's true and I put that on everything

     Am

My momma told me

C                     F                                  C

One day I'ma grow up big and I'ma be a king

             Am

And my poppa told me

C      F

It's O.K. to sing when s*** hurts

         C

Don't forget your dreams

                  Am                              C

'Cuz they'll get you through this

                F                                     C

So called life, they call living but I call it strange

         Am                C

And I bet I'll do it

             F

'Cuz I'm on my way and strong enough

                C

That I can shake the pain

Am

We don't ask for the doors to close in this life

So we hoping they keep 'em open

And if they shut those doors we'll smash the skylight

'Till it's broken and smell the roses

Need to take that time to find our own road

So we focused on what's golden

And our gold don't shine it's not from no mine

So we're not just living for a token

     Am

My momma told me

C                     F                                  C

One day I'ma grow up big and I'ma be a king

             Am

And my poppa told me

C      F

It's O.K. to sing when s*** hurts

         C

Don't forget your dreams

                  Am                              C

'Cuz they'll get you through this

                F                                     C

So called life, they call living but I call it strange

         Am                C

And I bet I'll do it

             F

'Cuz I'm on my way and strong enough

                C

That I can shake the pain

5 Things Every Uke Player Should Have

These are 5 things every Uke player should have other than a Uke. I wrote this because some of you have no idea what to get other than a Uke, and there's some pretty important stuff. You should be able to find all these things in your local music store. Here we go:

-A tuner. These are the things that get your Uke sounding right, and so your chords don't sound off. If you have a good ear for notes, then you don't need this. I'd advise a chromatic tuner which means you can tune to every note, even the ones that aren't regular tuning. Snarks are a really good company. I have on beside my keyboard right now.

-A capo. Capos are those little things that clip on your neck to change the tuning without a tuner (They aren't accurate and you can't capo strings separately). There's three main types. The cord capo works with a cord (obviously) around it and some rubber where the to squeeze the strings and change the tuning. However, these often untighten after a few songs, so obviously the cheapest. The type I have is a clamp capo and the way it works is it you screw a screw witch pushes the rubber that touches the strings. I like it 'cause you can adjust it when it untightens. The third type is a spring capo. It's basically the same as the clamp capo, just it uses a spring instead. Allot of my friends use them.

-A case. They're pretty self explanatory, being a case for your Uke. There's a few different types, and it depends witch one you may want to get depending what you're gonna be doing with your Uke. If it's gonna go under a bit of abuse while traveling, then I'd advise a strong, heavy duty case. These ones also tend to look very nice, being made of tweed with a furry interior or something like that. There's also just plain cases, witch are lighter than the fancy cases, and still provide allot of protection, but look a bit less fancy. That really doesn't matter, and I have one that's great. Also, they're great for somebody who's transporting them by walking. Then there's an Uke bag, witch'll be good if you're mainly keeping it at home and occasionally transporting it.

-A chord book. These are also self explanatory. They're a book of chords. You won't need one of these for Ukulele Central, but they're good for finding out different ways to play a chord (e.g. barre) and for other sites and books that don't use chord diagrams, or are for guitars.

-Access to the internet. There are so many great sites for chord diagrams, tabs, and, of course, YouTube for James Hill videos, (Look him up if you haven't. He's insane) tutorials, music videos, and other stuff. Trust me, I wouldn't be where I am right now in music if it weren't for the internet.

Love The Way You Lie

I found of this song while I was checking out WOTE (Walk Off The Earth) music videos. I'm not really a Rihanna/Eminem dude, but the way the dude with the super nice long hair covers it, perfect. Here it is. Also, you may have noticed some changes to the blog. I added a search bar and a list of stuff I'm working on. Enjoy.

Lyric Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eminem/lovethewayyoulie.html

      

Intro: Gm, Eb, Bb, F x2 (WOTE Version)

Gm                                                           Eb

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

                Bb                                                F

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

                   Gm                                     Eb

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

                Bb                                                     F

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

                              Gm

I love the way you lie

I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like

       Eb

And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe

          Bb

I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight

                        F

As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight

Gm

High off her love, drunk from her hate,

                 Eb

It's like I'm huffing paint and I love her the more I suffer, I suffocate

       Bb

And right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me

       F

She f***ing hates me and I love it.

Gm

"Wait! Where you going?" "I'm leaving you!"

                      Eb

"No you ain't. Come back.” We're running right back. Here we go again

          Bb

It's so insane cause when it's going good, it's going great

     F

I'm Superman with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane

                     Gm

But when it's bad it's awful, I feel so ashamed I snapped

Eb

Who's that dude?

                    Bb

"I don't even know his name.

        F

I laid hands on her, I'll never stoop so low again. I guess I don't know my own strength

Gm                                                           Eb

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

                Bb                                                F

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

                   Gm                                     Eb

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

                Bb                                                     F

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

                              Gm

I love the way you lie

You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe when you're with 'em

      Eb

You meet and neither one of you even know what hit 'em

             Bb

Got that warm fuzzy feeling, yeah, them chills you used to get 'em

                     F

Now you're getting f***ing sick of looking at 'em

      Gm

You swore you'd never hit 'em; never do nothing to hurt 'em

                   Eb

Now you're in each other's face spewing venom in your words when you spit them

      Bb

You push, pull each other's hair, scratch, claw, bit 'em

     F

Throw 'em down, pin 'em. So lost in the moments when you're in them

          Gm

It's the rage that took over, It controls you both

Eb

So they say you're best to go your separate ways

                                   Bb

Guess that they don't know you 'cause today that was yesterday

                     F

Yesterday is over, it's a different day

Gm

Sound like broken records playing over but you promised her next time you show restraint

                Eb

You don't get another chance. Life is no Nintendo game

            Bb

But you lied again. Now you get to watch her leave out the window.

F

Guess that's why they call it window pane

Gm                                                           Eb

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

                Bb                                                F

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

                   Gm                                     Eb

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

                Bb                                                     F

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

                              Gm

I love the way you lie

Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean

                  Eb

And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine

             Bb

But your temper's just as bad as mine is

                                         F

You're the same as me. When it comes to love you're just as blinded

         Gm

Baby, please come back. It wasn't you, baby it was me

                     Eb

Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems

                               Bb

Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano

      F

All I know is I love you too much to walk away though

Gm

Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk

Eb

Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk.

Bb

Told you this is my fault, look me in the eyeball

F

Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the drywall

Gm

Next time? There won't be no next time!

            Eb

I apologize even though I know it’s lies

      Bb

I'm tired of the games I just want her back

                    F

I know I'm a liar

If she ever tries to f***ing leave again

Im'a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire

I'm just gonna

Gm                                                           Eb

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn

                Bb                                                F

But that's alright because I like the way it hurts

                   Gm                                     Eb

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry

                Bb                                                     F

But that's alright because I love the way you lie

                              Gm

I love the way you lie